It rained lightly for three or four days in a row, and today it finally cleared up. The warm sunlight shines through the glass, sprinkles on the flowers and plants in the store, and also sprinkles on Feng Chunxi's face, which indicates that Feng Chunxi can no longer find a reason to be lazy.

Today's task is twofold, the first is to move the light-loving plants such as succulents, yueji, and fortune trees to the steps at the door, so that they can fully replenish the sunlight. Pansies, fragrant snowflakes, geraniums, etc., which are in bloom, should also be placed on the flower stand in a certain pattern to attract passing customers. Although you don't need to move outside, you should also increase the gap appropriately, open the windows to help them ventilate, and absorb some scattered light. In fact, shade-loving plants are just not tolerant to bright light, and they also need moderate light. It's as if introverts just don't like the hustle and bustle, but they need friends too.

Another job was to make clusters of mixed flowers in two wooden planters and hang them on the wall outside the store. This is the rule left by Chunxi's father before his death, and now that Feng Chunxi has inherited the gardening shop, he must inherit the store rules as well. For gardeners, March is the beginning of the new year, and filling the planters with blooming flowers heralds the official start of the new year. These flowers are the equivalent of our store's signs.

Primroses, as messengers of spring, are undoubtedly the C position of the first batch of mixed flowers. This herbaceous flower, which is native to Europe, has good cold tolerance and is an easy plant to cultivate. As soon as the Spring Festival passed, Feng Chunxi went to the flower market to wholesale some seedlings, and after more than a month of careful care, it happened to be in bud at this time. There are many varieties of primroses, and the specific Feng Chunxi is not clear, so they can only be distinguished by color. The most common flowers in the northern market are yellow cores, with red or purple petals dotted with white lace, and some double primroses with pure red and yellow predominantly. Feng Chunxi bought red and yellow double-petaled primroses, which are colorful and can give people a sense of vitality.

Feng Chunxi coated the bottom of the planter with a layer of moist nutrient soil, took out the primrose seedlings from the nursery pot, plucked the dry and yellowed leaves, and then planted the red seedlings slightly to the left front and planted them into the planter. Plant a white fragrant snowball slightly diagonally in front of the red primrose. On the right, yellow primroses are planted and a vine is planted. Fufang vine is weeping, with white spots in the green leaves, and a little redness during this season, making it ideal for mixed flowers. The back side of the planter and some of the gaps are all planted with ivy. This plant is hardy and evergreen, and it is beautiful to see it drooping naturally from a potted plant. Once all the planting is complete, fill in the soil and compact. Finally, the stem of the Fufang vine is wrapped around the stem of the primrose, and the ivy is bent and wound and then droops naturally, forming a flowing feeling, and the whole mixed planting work is completed.

Looking at his newly planted potted flowers, Feng Chunxi really wanted to move out immediately to show off. And he had to control this urge, because the newly planted plants should not be watered or sunbathed. It should be placed in the shade for at least one night, waiting for the wound on the rhizome to heal before watering, and after another two or three days to observe the state of the plant, if it is in good condition, then move to a suitable position. This process is a bit difficult, and if you want to raise the flowers well, you must have such patience.

"Boy, it's very leisurely, when are you going to pay this year's rent?"

Feng Chunxi had just laid down on the rattan chair and was about to take a break, when the mint water soaked in the glass pot had not had time to drink, and the uninvited guest, Feng Chunxi's landlady, suddenly walked into the store in a few steps.

Aunt Qin is the owner of this business service, and the two families got along well when Chunxi's father was alive. Later, Chunxi's father was seriously ill, and Feng Chunxi was still locked up after an accident at that time. Chunxi's father wanted to find a person who loves flowers to redeem the store, but no one was willing to take over after two months of posting the redemption notice, so the Chunxi gardening store had to close. Aunt Qin rented the shop to a seller of biscuits. Last year, Feng Chunxi came out and fulfilled his promise to Chunxi's father to reopen the Chunxi Gardening Shop, promising to increase the rent by 50% before persuading Aunt Qin to re-lease the store to Feng Chunxi. Feng Chunxi had just been released, and there was no money to pay the rent, so Aunt Qin promised to pay half of the rent within three months and pay it all within half a year. Half a year has passed, and the business of Feng Chunxi's gardening shop is not good, so Aunt Qin has postponed the rent payment time until before the Spring Festival, but now that February 2 has passed, Feng Chunxi still has not been able to sell the rent.

"Aunt Qin, sit down, I just brewed mint tea, you can taste it. Peppermint tea is refreshing and most suitable for spring to resist spring sleepiness. Feng Chunxi hurriedly pulled over a wooden chair and greeted Aunt Qin warmly.

"Less nonsense! Let me tell you Feng Chunxi, don't be hippie and smiling with the old lady, the old lady will rely on the rent of this shop to support the elderly, if you don't pay the rent, the old lady will smash all these broken flowers of yours for you. "Aunt Qin's shoulders are broad, her body is fat, her skin is slightly dark, and her hands are pinching her waist and she has a bit of a fierce temperament.

Feng Chunxi continued to laugh, only by coaxing her well, the gardening shop could usher in spring: "Don't be angry, you also know that the gardening shop is the off-season in winter, if it weren't for the noodle restaurant opposite to take care of me, I wouldn't even be able to eat!" Now that the spring flowers are blooming, I have raised these flowers so well, I will definitely make a lot of money when the time comes, and I will make up the rent I owe you......"

Feng Chun liked to say everything, and Aunt Qin finally agreed to come to collect rent after the May Day Golden Week. The old rule is that she will pick a pot of green plants as interest. Aunt Qin understands Feng Chunxi, don't look at the fact that she didn't do anything before, her ability to raise flowers is even more powerful than his father, and every pot of flowers planted by him has a general spirituality, which makes people feel comfortable when they see it. Feng Chunxi regretted a little, why didn't he move the planted primrose to the back room and rest again, at this moment it had already met Aunt Qin's eyes.

"I just planted these two pots of flowers, and you can't raise them if you move back. And the flower language of primrose is first love, hope, no regrets, suitable for sending flowers to friends, lovers, lovers, I send you is not suitable, you send others is not suitable. Before Aunt Qin made a move, Feng Chunxi explained at the fastest speed.

I thought that if she said the words of primrose, this old woman would give up, but when Feng Chunxi said that it was suitable for sending friends and lovers, a ray of light clearly flashed in Aunt Qin's eyes. Feng Chunxi suddenly remembered that she had heard that Aunt Qin was quite close to an old man recently, isn't she in love?

Aunt Qin cleared her throat and deliberately put on an expressionless look, as if she was afraid that Feng Chunxi would see through her heart: "I happen to have a friend who is about to have a birthday, this flower looks pretty good, it's just right to give it to a friend." ”

"Aunt Qin, my Aunt Qin, what kind of friend? You just send a potted plant, such a long planter landscaping, how can there be a place to put it? ”

"It doesn't matter, his house has a big balcony, I think this wooden flower pot is just right for the balcony, don't you have two, and my aunt wants one." Aunt Qin showed a faint smile, as if she wanted Feng Chunxi to be moved by her lack of greed.

"Hey, don't you just want to give a friend a pot of flowers as a birthday present? Tell me about this friend's personality preferences, and I'll pick a better one for you. This primrose is good-looking, but it will wither after blooming in one season, you send a friend or send the kind that can be raised, so that the other party sees the flower every day, and remembers you. In order to let Aunt Qin let go of primroses, Feng Chunxi had no choice but to retreat and give her a pot of others.

I heard that primroses will wither in one season, Aunt Qin was really shaken, and asked Feng Chunxi to choose a pot of the most tasteful potted plants for her, if the other party is satisfied, not only can the rent be discounted according to the selling price, but also help Feng Chunxi introduce more customers. So, on the basswood workbench in the gardening shop, Feng Chunxi listened carefully to Aunt Qin's introduction of his friend's age, personality, work, and residence like a fortune teller, so as to deduce the most suitable birthday flower gift for him.